Phil (ascentale)Mar 20

@grammasaurus asks:

Q7a. Are rising gas prices helping any of your friends take cycling more seriously?

Q7b. Have you (or your bike group) discussed how cycling fits into emergency preparedness planning?

I feel some urgency about both of these issues.

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Show threadMichael Busch

@ascentale @grammasaurus @bikenite @ai6yr

CERT groups I have worked with have included bicycle transport for after disasters where fuel is limited or roads are blocked.

With preference for mountain bikes that can go off of pavement.

(And, here in Minnesota, replaced by snowshoes / skis / sleds in the winter.)

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Mar 21 at 1:13amWeb
Show threadf*cking b*tch club6d ago

@michael_w_busch @ascentale @bikenite @ai6yr I’m glad you mentioned CERT, because I vaguely remember reading about them training teams of people using bikes as transport, but I don’t remember what state that was in.

I know firsthand that it’s impossible to evacuate a large city by car, and if/when roads become gridlocked or severely damaged, i hope a lot of people have bikes

Show threadMichael Busch6d ago

@grammasaurus @ascentale @bikenite @ai6yr

In California; the default scenario for CERT is the next large earthquake, where roads may be blocked to cars but bikes may be able to get through - and where fuel may be scarce for a while.

Here in Minnesota; they show up more for situations like "what do we do if we need to go along narrow trails in the woods faster than someone can safely run?".